Life with Louie looked like one of the warmest, funniest cartoons on Fox Kids—but behind it was a surprisingly painful true story. Louie Anderson based the series on his real childhood growing up in a huge working-class family in Minnesota. The bullies, the financial struggles, his loving mother Ora, and […]
The Adventures of Pete & Pete looked like a normal Nickelodeon kids’ show… but the more you look back, the stranger it gets. In this video, we’re heading back to Wellsville to revisit one of the weirdest, smartest, and most quietly emotional shows Nickelodeon ever made. From Big Pete and […]
Camp Anawanna, we hold you in our hearts… For a whole generation of Nickelodeon kids, Salute Your Shorts feels like one of the defining shows of the early ’90s. Budnick, Donkeylips, Sponge, Dina, Telly, Z.Z., Ug, the Awful Waffle, and “Zeke the Plumber” all became permanent pieces of Nickelodeon nostalgia. […]
Start your Squarespace free trial today at http://www.squarespace.com/defunctland and use code DEFUNCTLAND to get 10% off your first purchase. In this episode of DefunctTV, Kevin takes a trip back to the inception of Nickelodeon and the Children Television Workshop’s joint venture, the all-educational channel, Noggin, and the barehanded puppetry of […]
Donate to Our Annual Charity Event and Pick a Parade for Us to Watch: https://defunctland.com/charityland In this episode of DefunctTV, Kevin deep dives into the Canadian television staple, the clown-tastic children’s show, The Big Comfy Couch. Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/Defunctland-1142494142561537/ Defunctland Twitter https://twitter.com/defunctland […]
